Just thinking about how my house is down in the vally which is small, about half mile with forrest on one side, and a hill on the other covered with houses, so i'm only getting about a half mile range from my roof mounted Ed Fung ebay GMRS antenna and kenwood TK-880. How does it work if i wanted to find someone willing to let me install my open repeater somewhere in town? maybe ask the school, or some random neighbor who lives at the top of the hill, etc. I see a few water towers near me, all within 1 or 2 miles. Who do i call to find out about putting a repeater on there? has anyone else gone down this path? What is the general consensis? I assume unless you know someone or someone owes you a favor, you're out of luck, unless you pay for a commericial site. I'm looking for other ideas. Do most people just build a clandestine box and hide it in the woods on a hill top?
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Just thinking about how my house is down in the vally which is small, about half mile with forrest on one side, and a hill on the other covered with houses, so i'm only getting about a half mile range from my roof mounted Ed Fung ebay GMRS antenna and kenwood TK-880. How does it work if i wanted to find someone willing to let me install my open repeater somewhere in town? maybe ask the school, or some random neighbor who lives at the top of the hill, etc. I see a few water towers near me, all within 1 or 2 miles. Who do i call to find out about putting a repeater on there? has anyone else gone down this path? What is the general consensis? I assume unless you know someone or someone owes you a favor, you're out of luck, unless you pay for a commericial site. I'm looking for other ideas. Do most people just build a clandestine box and hide it in the woods on a hill top?
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